Arch-supporter.



O. BOOTH.

ARCH SUPPORTER.

APPLIGATION FILED 131112 1911.

Patented Jui 18,1911.

and the objects of UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

OTIS BOOTH, OF SARA'IOGA SPRINGS, NEW YORK.

ARCH-SUPPORTER.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, OTIs BOOTH, a citizen of the-United States, residingat Saratoga Springs, in the county of Saratoga and State of New York,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Arch-Supporters, ofwhich cation.

My invention relates to arch supporters my invention are to provide aflexible arch supporter which may be worn inside the shoe or bootwithout causing pain'or inconvenience to the wearer and which may beattached to the inside sole of the shoe or boot so as to be left thereinand which willnot need any bandage around the foot or ankle.

Other objects of my invention will appear in the followingspecification.

I obtaimthese objects by means of the mechanism illustrated in theaccompanying drawings in whic Figure l is a plan View of my archsupporter closed in position to be placed inside the shoe or boot. Fig.2 is a plan view of the same opened out and with the intermediate padfolded over the bottom part of the support. Fig. 3 is a plan view of thesame as shown in Fig. 2 except with the intermediate pad folded over theupper part of the support. Fig. 4 is a longitudinal section of my archsupporter on lines V -W, Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is across-section of the same onlines XX, Fig. 1. Fig. 6 is a plan view of the cork cushion. Fig. 7 is alongitudinal section of the same on lines Y-Y, Fig. 6. Fig. 8 is across-section of the same on lines Z-Z, Fig. 6.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

United States, Patent No. 724,158 was issued to me March 31, 1903, forarch supporter. This patent shows and describes an arch supporter whichis bandaged around the foot of the wearer and worn inside the shoe orboot. My present invention is designed to be an improvement upon thearch supporter as shown and described in said patent and designed foruse when the foot is strong enough not to need the bandage for supportand does away with the necessity of bandaging the foot and leaves thearch supporter in the shoe to be taken off and put on with the shoe. g

[oi-ring to the drawings,A is the body of the supporter made of somestrong material,

Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed February 18, 1911.

the following is a specifi- Patented July 18. 1911. Serial No. 609,497.

preferably sole-leather, with beveled edges and molded with the insideconcave in width and convex in length to fit the arch of the foot,substantially the same as shown in my.

metallic strips 0, C riveted to the upper part, thereof to strengthenthe same and hold it in 85 position. These metallic strips 0, G arepreferably made of thin spring steel. On the bottom of the sole-piece Band under the heel thereof are the eted to the sole-piece through themetallic washers d, (Z on the underside of the piece B. These spikes aredesigned to be driven downward into theheel of the shoe so as to holdthe proper location when adjusted to fit the foot. The sole-piece B ismade of some strong material, preferably sole-leather, the same as thebody A. Hinged between the body A strips C, C and having and thesole-piece B is the intermediate pad 80 This pad E is preferably made ofcanvas soaked in a rubber solution and covered with powdered soapstone.The heel part 6 is preferably of rubber. This intermediate pad E servesto form a unevenness caused by the metallic strips C, C and the rivetsby which they' and the spikes D, D are fastened to the sole-piece B. Therubber heel portion 6 also forms a cushion to the heel of spikes D, D.This intermediate pad E also prevents any squeak caused by the frictionof the body A against the sole-piece B or the metallic strips C, 0attached thereto.

F is a pocket on the underside of the body A 95 in which may be placedcork cushions of different sizes and thicknesses to conform to the footof the wearer. This pocket is substantially the same in form and'purposeas the pocket G- described 724,158. G is a cushion preferably made ofcork, the inside concave in width and convex in length with the outsidebeveled from the center to both edges and covered with canvas sewed-01cemented on. is designed to be incased in the pocket F so that theinside of the cushion will come directly under the hollow or arch on theinside of the foot. This cushion G is adjustable and may be formed tofit any shape re- 110 quired by-high or low arches or any size" foot,17s may be desired. Constructed in this Spikes D, D firmly riv- B, therivets extending solesupporter firmly in the protection from the 35 thewearer from the in my Patent Nb? This cushion Way the arch. supportermay be made to any size toot and may be Worn in any size boot or shoeand as the toot becomes stronger the and thickness of a cushion 8% maybe changed and varied the circumstances of the case require. Also thearch supporter fixedly attached in the shoe ot the wearer and does notcome out when the shoe is taken oft. l Vhen the toot put into the shoeover the supporter and the shoe is laced or buttoned the supporter isheld in the arch of the foot Without additional bandaging and is thusvery conveniently and easily used and is very effective 15 in itsoperation.

t hat I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is-1i fin arch supporter made of sole-leather with the inside transverselyconcave and W longitudinally convert to conform to the arch 'Ulli thefoot, a sole-piece adapted to lit the inside sole oi the shoe hinged tothe body ot the supporter, spikes attached to said sole piece adapted tohold the same to the bottom ot the inside of the shoe, and metallicstrips attached to said sole-piece.

9 arch supporter made out sole-leather with the inside transverselyconcave and a longitudinally convex to contorm to the arch o the foot, asolcpiece adapted to fit the ins is sole of the shoe hinged to the bodyot the supporter, spilres attached to said solepiece adapted to hold thesanie to the botorn of the inside of the shoe, metallic strips attachedto said sole-piece and a pad hinged between said sole-piece and saidbody, of substantially the same size and shape as said i iecei archsupporter made of sole-leather the wvith the inside transversely con beobtained for five cents each, by addressing" the tioiuiuiss Washington,i3.

with the inside transversely cone lo it-udinally convex to conto; ot the:toot a sole-piece adapts a lit the side sole of the shoe hinged to thebody the supporter, spikes attacl ed to said pieceadapted to hold thesame tot ho ,o (it the inside of the shoe, metallic e tached to saidsole-piece, and a pm between said solepiecc and s2 substantially thesire and s solepiece said pad havil 3 consisting of a rubber cus spikes.

4;. [U1 arch supporter illittll fi so longitudinally convex to con archof the foot, 21 sole-piece i match the inside sole oi the shoe hint edtothe body of the supporter spikes attached to said sole-piece adapted tohold to the bottom of the inside oi the tallic strips attached to saidsole-'1 hinged between said sole-piece and body, of substantially thesame site and shape as said sole-p1ece, a pocket attached to said body.near the center thereof and 65 a cushion the inside of which is tjusvers v concave and loiigitudinally conve: outside of which is beveledthe cc to the edges, said cushion oi len wh. thickness to lit the footoi the We: adapted to be inserted inside said pocliet substantially asdescribed.

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